scholarly journals Geospatial Assessment of Crime and Security in Ido Local Government Area, Oyo State, SouthWest Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Babatunde Akeem Adesola
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools in a Local Government Area of Oyo State, Southwest, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Adenike A.O. Olaniyi ◽  
S.O. Jimoh
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

Alcohol use during adolescence and young adulthood remain a prominent public health problem. This study identifies factors associated with alcohol consumption among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Southwest, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive study was used. One hundred and seventy-six (176) respondents were consecutively selected using the random technique. Data were analyzed using chi-square and hypotheses tested at a 5% level of significance. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge of alcohol consumption, while (36.4%) of the respondents had consumed alcoholic beverages. Over half (54.5%) engaged in drinking alcohol as a result of peer influence. The majority (70%) of them had good knowledge of factors influencing alcohol consumption and factors influencing consumption among the respondents. Thus, the rate of alcohol consumption among adolescents was low (36.4%) as a larger percentage (64.6%) of them did not consume alcohol owing to their knowledge of the effect and the presence of some protective factors within the environment. In conclusion, alcohol consumption among adolescents was low, knowledge of its consumption was high, and it was associated with its actual consumption. Alcohol use is also associated with peer influence and environmental variables, while age and gender did not have any relationship with alcohol consumption. Therefore, educational intervention to improve knowledge of the consequences of alcohol consumption among adolescents and public policies with preventive educational campaigns was recommended.

scholarly journals FOUR NEW EARTHWORM GENERA (ANNELIDA: OLIGOCHAETA) FROM NIGERIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
A. A. ALADESIDA ◽  
S. O. OWA
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Sorting Method ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Hand Sorting

The taxonomy of earthworms in Nigeria has been mainly on the family Eudrilidae. The present work describes four new earthworm genera belonging to earthworm families other than the Eudrilidae. Earthworm samples were collected using the digging and hand-sorting method. The earthworms are preserved in formoacetic alcohol. The four taxa described here include Imekodrilus hexagastricus (family Moniligastridae), Adodrilus stephana (family Megascolecidae), Parnematogenia eyinwaensis and Ekitidrilus alabataensis(family Ocnerodrilidae). Imekodrilus hexagastricus from Imeko, Ogun State has six gizzards, characteristic of members of the family Moniligastridae. The genus Adodrilus is compared with 3 earthworm genera, Diporochaeta, Plutellus and Perionyx. The genus and species lacks gizzards. The calciferous glands (a pair) are present, with left and right united in segment X. Four individuals of P. eyinwaensis were collected from Eyinwa, Odogbolu Local Government Area of OgunState. The species is here described as having same position and number of calciferous glands, testes and male pores as the genus Nematogenia. Also described here is E. alabataensis, which was collected from both Ado-Ekiti and Alabata, south west Nigeria. These four genera and species are here presented as new taxa of earthworms from southwest Nigeria.ª¤?

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